The Civil Society Reader (Civil Society : Historical and

The Civil Society Reader (Civil Society : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
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Virginia Hodgkinson and Michael Foley have assembled a definitive collection of 24 readings from the writings of thinkers who have shaped the civil society tradition in Western political thought through the ages. Their clear, intelligent introduction establishes a framework for understanding the complex and perennial debate over conditions of citizenship and the character of the good society. The text moves from the origins of the debate, a consideration of Aristotleâ€™s vision of political order, the polis, through the â€œcivic republicanismâ€ of Machiavelli and his English and American followers. It also discusses Hobbesâ€™s and Montesquieuâ€™s conceptions of natural law and the social contract, Immanuel Kant and Adam Ferguson and the emergence of the modern notion of civil society in the late 18th century, and the thoughts and theories of Hegel, Marx, and Gramsci.
Contemporary discussion of civil society in the US started with Berger, Newhaus, and others who addressed the role of intermediary institutions and the political process. In the 1980s, especially as the Cold War ended, writing on civil society exploded. The anthology tracks the key works that have influenced public dialogue in this era. Chapters by Walzer, Barber, Putnam, Almond and Verba, Shils, and others describe the role of association in civil society and its role in democratic governance. As the concept of â€œcivil societyâ€ grows ever more prominent in academic and public considerations of politics and political organization, citizen participation, political alienation, voluntary organizations, privatization, government deregulation, and â€œfaith-basedâ€ charities, Civil Society: A Reader is the essential historical and theoretical text.
Country USA
Brand Brand: Tufts
Manufacturer Tufts Univ
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781584652786
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Tufts
Manufacturer	Tufts Univ
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781584652786
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Civil Society Reader (Civil Society : Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)

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